Becoming a Police Officer

Requirements

To be eligible to participate in the Police Officer recruiting process, applicants must meet the minimum requirements located in the job description (PDF). You may apply for a Police Officer position when there is an opening advertised on our linked Employment Opportunities page.

General Information

Rejection Criteria

The rejection criteria listed is not intended to be all inclusive. Information relative to any other arrests and subsequent disposition of such shall be evaluated by the St. Cloud Police Department in detail. Factors to be considered are the seriousness of the crime, multiple occurrences of a crime, length of the time between crimes, and when the crime was committed.

Health Insurance For Police Officers, employer will pay 100% of the monthly premium for single insurance coverage and 85% of the monthly premium for family insurance coverage. 2017 rates are reflected below:

Wellness Program
The City's Wellness Program is designed to be an employee-centered program to promote healthy living by educating, motivating and assisting employees to reduce health risks. The long-term goals of the Wellness Program are to improve employee's quality of life, to decrease health care costs and to increase employee morale and productivity. The program rewards eligible employees with incentives for participation in wellness activities.

The Mission

The mission of the City of St. Cloud is to provide high quality public services for our residents in a cost effective, responsive, innovative and professional manner given the changing needs and resources available.

The following Core Values have also been established for the City of St. Cloud: